Dennis A. Merens

Background

Mr. Dennis A. Merens, also known as Denis, has been the Managing Director of Dow Venture Capital since June 1994. Mr. Merens is a Investor-in-Residence at Tech Launch Arizona. He also serves as an Advisor of Greener Capital. His role includes coordinating a multi-functional international effort to identify, assess and exploit potential investment opportunities that optimize both technology and financial objectives. Mr. Merens is also an Advisor for the NVCA Corporate ... Venture Group. Mr. Merens joined Dow Sales and Marketing in 1970 and served as a Chemicals Marketing Manager in 1975 and a Sales Manager for Functional Products & Systems in 1980. He then served as a Group Marketing Director in 1983. In 1985, he was appointed as a General Sales Manager for Boston and in 1986 and as a Zone Vice President of Sales for Chemicals and Performance Products for the Eastern U.S. Mr. Merens also served as a Marketing Director, New Business Development at The Dow Chemical Company responsible for identifying, screening, and developing business cases for new corporate business platforms. He was the General Sales Manager for the New England states responsible for all sales and administration. Mr. Merens also held the positions as a Group Marketing Manager of Water Services at Dow U.S.A. and as a Marketing Manager at Dow Diagnostics. He is on the Board of Dendritech, Inc. and Impact Analytical. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of SAIL Capital Partners LLC. He served as a Director of WaterHealth International, Inc. He served as a Director of Pfenex, Inc. Mr. Merens is well recognized as a global leader in corporate venture capital. He completed Venture Capital Investment programs at Harvard and the Venture Capital Institute and his post University academics include the University of Pennsylvania, Organizational Dynamics, and the Wharton Executive Program. Mr. Merens holds a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin.

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